Leeds United player ratings as man who was 'here, there and everywhere' leads the way in 1-1 draw at Sunderland

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Lucas Perri – distribution still poor, but he won his crucial one-on-one battle with Brian Brobbey shortly before half-time 6

Joe Rodon – took a heavy whack early on and the second one left him unable to cut out Sunderland's goal 5

Jaka Bijol – commanding in the centre of defence 6

Pascal Struijk – his one-two got the move which ended in Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal started 7

Jayden Bogle – missed a great chance to put Leeds in front with Calvert-Lewin running into his eyeline 6

Ethan Ampadu – controlled the midfield in another excellent performance by the in-form midfielder 8

Anton Stach – a real threat down the middle and at times when he got wide on the right 8

STAR MEN: Goalscorer Dominic Calvert-Lewin (right) celebrates scoring his goal with the man who made it, Brenden Aaronson (Image: Stu Forster/Getty Images)placeholder image
STAR MEN: Goalscorer Dominic Calvert-Lewin (right) celebrates scoring his goal with the man who made it, Brenden Aaronson (Image: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Gabriel Gudmundsson – a good performance at wing-back, then full-back 7

Brenden Aaronson – an outstanding performance here, there and everywhere, which including making Leeds' goal 9

Noah Okafor – some disappointing end product from the winger/centre-forward 6

Dominic Calvert-Lewin – seven goals in six games, all from within a thin drip in the middle of the goal – proper centre-forward play 8

IN FORM: Ethan Ampadu (Image: George Wood/Getty Images)placeholder image
IN FORM: Ethan Ampadu (Image: George Wood/Getty Images)

Substitutes:

Ao Tanaka (for Rodon, 31) – his introduction was important as much for the way it changed the shape of the team 6

Lukas Nmecha (for Okafor, 72) – the attempt to get his extra height on did not really pay off 5

Willy Gnonto (for Calvert-Lewin, 85) – N/A

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